Social Support (Friends and Family)

One potential challenge when people stop drinking is rebuilding a life without alcohol. It may be important to:

• Educate family and friends
• Develop new interests and social groups
• Find rewarding ways to spend your time that don’t involve alcohol
• Ask for help from others

When asking for support from friends or significant others, be specific. This could include:

• Not offering you alcohol
• Not using alcohol around you
• Giving words of support and withholding criticism
• Not asking you to take on new demands right now
• Going to a group like Al-Anon